Eddy

I just wanted to take a moment to back up to the Challenger 2 discussion from Saturday, since there were a couple points I wanted to make.
The rifled gun does not make it more accurate. Modern tank rounds are fin stabilized, so they don't need to be spin stabilized. In fact, for wonky physics reasons that I don't fully understand, spinning apparently has a destabilizing effect on long rod projectiles (well, some spin still helps to stabilize it, but more than a tiny amount of spin will start destabilizing it again), which is why APFDSD rounds fired from rifled guns are actually designed to counteract the spinning. So the Challenger 2 isn't more accurate than any other modern western tank (in fact I believe it's actually less accurate than other western MBTs, though with a modern digital fire control system it's still pin-point accurate by Cold War standards). But it's easy enough to believe that it's more accurate than the T-64BVs, T-72Ms, and T-80BVs that most Ukrainian tankers would have had experience with before it arrived. The rifling also reduces the performance of kinetic energy rounds in penetrating armor relative to a smoothbore gun of the same size, though the Challenger 2 can still probably punch hard enough to deal with most Russian tanks easily enough.
The real advantage of the rifled gun is that it makes it possible to fire HESH effectively. Which is why it's puzzling that the Ukrainians apparently aren't receiving HESH ammunition. A Challenger 2 without HESH seems to be missing the point. Retaining a rifled gun into the modern day was a serious design compromise that the British army made specifically because they believed HESH was worth it. HESH (while not effective against modern MBTs) is a fantastic anti-personnel, anti-bunker, and anti-light vehicle round.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/why-ukraine-s-new-strike-strategy-has-putin-on-the-run-20230904-p5e1u4.html
New article by Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan (retired) on the progress of the war.
The Sydney Morning Herald is behind a paywall, but, unless they have changed it recently, you get, IIRC, 10 free articles a month.
It is in agreement with much of what many here have been saying.

A sober and realistic analysis of where the Ukrainian offensive is at the moment. Recommend giving it a watch even though it's over an hour long.

Challenger is rifled so perhaps that gives it better accuracy. Also uses DU rather than tungsten.  

Challenger is rifled so perhaps that gives it better accuracy. Also uses DU rather than tungsten.  

A sober and realistic analysis of where the Ukrainian offensive is at the moment. Recommend giving it a watch even though it's over an hour long.

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Clever from the Ukrainian MOD
Has a pop at the 'anonymous sources' talking crap Reminds everyone that these same sources were wrong in Feb 22 Emphasises that the Ukrainians know what they're doing Reiterates the point that for Ukrainians this is an existential war   And for once the music's not crap
Edit: Forgot they used London's Calling by The Clash recently

Latest article from Kofman and Lee in War on the Rocks. 
Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Three months In - War on the Rocks
Well worth the read, although it's long.

Latest article from Kofman and Lee in War on the Rocks. 
Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Three months In - War on the Rocks
Well worth the read, although it's long.

Yes but that picture would appear to be not one of them
 
Maybe it's just an illustration of one 😀 

Yes but that picture would appear to be not one of them
 
Maybe it's just an illustration of one 😀 

Yes I've found in comments that this is old photo and edited my post. Though, the look of Pskov IL-76, I supose, was enough similar )

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1696838128529502456.html
That was faster than expected 
 

ISW not holding back. Full thread
Apparently from this piece Let Ukraine Direct Its Own Counteroffensive - WSJ (I don't have a subscription) 

ISW not holding back. Full thread
Apparently from this piece Let Ukraine Direct Its Own Counteroffensive - WSJ (I don't have a subscription) 

Good read.
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No location given in video descriptions but 72nd made name for itself getting in trouble with Wagners around Bakhmut. Nothing spectacular, trench cleaning.
Bit more action, two birds with one rock (if actually from the same fight).

Good read.
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